Sharpening Service

We are happily offering sharpening services for culinary knives. All work is performed by hand on whetstone using traditional methods and expertise. Your knives will never be subject to grinders or mechanically driven belt abrasives (unless there is a significant level of repair needed). Knives are sharpened on a weekly basis, beginning Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday afternoon. We do not currently offer re-handling services. 

You may drop off up to THREE knives for our pristine sharpening services weekly, to Belmont Butchery at 15 N Belmont Ave., Richmond, VA 23221.

Drop-off receiving hours at their location will be every Friday and Saturday of each week between the hours of 10am-5pm, with strict adherence. An invoice will be sent to the email you provide upon submittal, and must be paid in full prior to retrieval. Do some shopping while you're there!

Pick-ups will begin the immediate Monday following the weekend you drop them off. Please be prepared to show your paid invoice confirmation email in order to receive your finished knives. Shop their store while you're in!

**Please Note: due to increased demand and volume we are only accepting up to THREE knives per client, per week. This service is more or less uninterrupted (holiday and availability circumstances apply, with ample notice prior to any pause), throughout the bulk of the year, so you can feel free to break up your set into groups as you see fit. Additionally, we will only accept a total of twenty knives, comprehensively, per week. If you're cutting it close to the final deadline to drop-off (Saturdays by 5pm, as described above), you may want to call the Butcher shop at 804-422-8519 prior to stopping by to assure there is still room within the current week's bookings. Belmont is the premier land animal Butchery in Richmond, along with specialty food, cheese and wine programs that are thoughtfully curated by a staff of exemplary individuals in both service and expertise; your patronage toward them will be appreciated by not only their shop, but you as well!

Sharpening Guidelines

1. Please do not ship knives to us without first corresponding by email or phone.

2. Straight edge knives only, we do not work on serrated knives. Shears and scissors must be evaluated in-person prior to acceptance. 

3. All knives must be thoroughly washed in hot, soapy water immediately prior to pickup/ drop off.

4. Bonus points for further sanitizing with disinfecting wipes (i.e. Clorox or Lysol), and/ or 70% isopropyl alcohol.

5. Knives are to be loose upon drop off. No knife blocks, rolls, sayas, edge guards, kitchen towels, etc. A small bag or box is suitable, and we will wrap them individually once the final edge is set, prior to return.

6. Wash your knives. Failure to remit clean knives will result in a $5 per knife cleaning fee, or outright refusal.

7. You may want to leave one or two behind to prep and cook with while others are being serviced (or not, and use that opportunity to grab takeout from your fav neighborhood restaurant. And tip well). We cannot release individual knives of a given lot, until all work is completed.

8. CLEAN. KNIVES. ONLY!